Caste Prejudice in New York.
The coloured people of New York applied for permi sion to join the Lincoln funeral pro-rc-Mon, hut were peremptorily refused by the Common Council. A" soon, however, ns the refusal reached the ears of Mr Acton, the chairman of the Police Commissioners, he «nid they should be admitted, nomntter who f ai-1 no. The reply was that it would lead to a disturbance — that is, that " our hhh fellow-citizens," as it is explained by the correspondent quoted above, would mnke an attack on them. Mr. Acton rejoined that he would see to that, and accordingly had them followed and preceded by a strong body of police, and they brought up the rear of the procession with a huge banner, inscribed, " Abraham Lincoln, our Emancipator," and preceded by a bund of music.
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Evening Post, Issue 174, 29 August 1865, Page 3
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136Caste Prejudice in New York. Evening Post, Issue 174, 29 August 1865, Page 3
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